Japanese Coastal Odyssey – Tokyo & Kanazawa
About this cruise
A trip this long changes your rhythm entirely, and that's very much the point. 14 nights from Tokyo on October 29, 2026, visiting Sendai, Hakodate and Aomori, with additional stops along the Japan, Korea, China & Taiwan. Disembarkation is in Yokohama. There's a new port every day, so you'll do your relaxing on board in the evenings rather than during dedicated sea days. Tokyo's neon at one port, Kyoto's temples at the next. You cover centuries in a few days. You get around 9 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Norwegian Jade takes the food seriously, with 13 restaurants to choose from. 5 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. Longer sailings have a different energy. People relax into it, stop rushing, and start actually talking to each other. Suits retirees, remote workers, or anyone who doesn't need to be anywhere else for a while. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Tokyo has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. An October sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. You start in Tokyo and come back with stories from Japan and South Korea.